Google on Monday began letting members of its social network worldwide broadcast "hangouts" live to Internet titan's growing online community.

Hangouts On Air were introduced last year at Google+ with select high-profile members testing the service that lets as many as ten people at a time take part in virtual roundtable style video chats broadcast for anyone to see.

The state of Nevada has issued a license plate giving Google's self-driving car the green light to travel along public roads.

The modified Toyota Prius was issued a license bearing an infinity sign next to the left of number "001" after demonstrating its auto-pilot capabilities on highways, neighborhood streets and even the hectic "strip" in Las Vegas.

Iran on Saturday criticized Google for leaving the body of water separating it from the Arabian Peninsula nameless on its online map service, saying it would hurt the Internet giant's credibility.

"Google fabricating lies... will not have any outcome but for its users to lose trust in the data the company provides," a deputy in Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry, Bahman Dorri, told the official IRNA news agency.

Facebook already assured of becoming one of the most valuable U.S. firms when it goes public later this month, now must convince investors in the next two weeks that it is worth all the hype.

Top executives at the world's leading social network have kicked off their all-important road show on Wall Street -- an intense marketing drive ahead of the company's expected trading launch on the tech-heavy Nasdaq on May 18.

Jurors in a high-stakes court battle between Google and Oracle told a judge on Friday that they were in unison regarding verdicts on all but one of the four copyright counts in the case.

US District Court Judge William Alsup sent the 12-member jury home for the weekend, telling them to return Monday to either reach agreement on the final count or, failing that, reveal what they have decided.

A hedge fund with a large stake in Yahoo! on Friday demanded the immediate ouster of chief executive Scott Thompson, saying he had lost credibility by misrepresenting his educational background.

The move by the investment fund Third Point stepped up an ugly battle over control of the struggling Internet pioneer.

Apple's iPad outmuscled its Android-powered tablet computer rivals in early 2012, in a global market suffering from post-holiday hangover, a survey showed Thursday.

Global shipments of tablet devices and e-readers slumped 38.4 percent in the first three months of 2012 to 17.4 million, compared with a fourth quarter pumped up by the holiday gift-giving season, according to research firm IDC.

The Daily, a digital newspaper created by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., has been launched as an application for the iPhone, the creators said Thursday.

The app was launched last year for the iPad tablet with much fanfare, generating what the company said was "hundreds of thousands" of downloads.

Facebook moved closer toward its hotly anticipated share offering Thursday, setting a price range that values the social network below some expectations but establishes it as one of the most valuable tech firms.

An updated regulatory filing called for shares to be priced between $28 and $35, which would value the California firm between $70 billion and $87.5 billion.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled its latest flagship smartphone at a London launch as it seeks to cement its position as the world's best-selling mobile phone maker.

The Galaxy S3 boasts a 4.8-inch screen (12.2cm), 22 percent larger than the Galaxy S2, the hugely popular predecessor that helped the company overhaul Nokia as the world leader.